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1 " I believe there are only three businesses: my business, other people's business, and God's business. "
― Tobe Hanson , The Four Seasons Way of Life:: Ancient Wisdom for Healing and Personal Growth
2 " I believe I will not not die a minute too early or a minute too late, but exactly when I am supposed to. "
3 " If you feel anxiety or depression, you are not in the present. You are either anxiously projecting the future or depressed and stuck in the past. The only thing you have any control over is the present moment; simple breathing exercises can make us calm and present instantly. "
4 " Health, peace of mind, peak performance, and success in any area of life all depend upon doing the right thing at the right time, in harmony with the cycles of the Four Seasons. "
5 " In my experience, stress is the cause of all injury and pain. "
6 " Life is a continuum of problems to solve and lessons to learn. Once you accept this truth, then the problem you’re facing is no longer a problem but rather an opportunity to learn. "
7 " Almost all accidents and injuries happen when an individual is not being present and not paying attention to what they are doing. "
8 " There is toned muscular athletic body in all of us. It is never too late to start taking care of the body you have. "
9 " I believe in not trying to control things that are out of my control or none of my business. "
10 " I have found that most people are more willing to accept physical pain and limitation rather than acknowledge and deal with the mental and/or emotional pain that might have caused it. "
― Tobe Hanson
11 " The Way of Excellence is going with the flow of things, dealing only with what is in your control in the present moment, having awareness if you need to commit to something, engaging whole heartedly in your activity, accepting and learning from an outcome and remembering and applying what you learned, and lastly, resting and recovering. "
― Tobe Hanson ,
12 " Before taking part of any activity, ask yourself if this activity will bring you joy, if it is good and fruitful, and if it will bring you closer to achieving your goal. If the answer is not yes to at least one and preferably all of the questions, refrain from this activity. "
13 " It is possible to be in the Way of Excellence and still lose. Think about this for a moment. Would you rather experience playing, competing and performing at your all-time best in the Zone and lose, or play awful, get lucky and win? When put in this perspective, the definition of winning and losing is not clear. In other words, it is possible to lose and still perform like a winner, just as it is possible to win and play like a loser. "
14 " Failure is only failure if you fail to learn. "
15 " The Zone is when you are being intensely aware of what you are doing in that instant. "
16 " It is never too late to start taking care of the body you have. "
17 " In the Way of Excellence, life and your athletic activity is truly a journey, not a destination. Peace comes from loving every moment and every step of the way. Every day is a new beginning "
18 " There is an athletic body in all of us. "
